The priestess had secluded herself in the furthest extents of her territory, away from her pack, away from the males. Just for a brief while. Until she stopped producing those cloying pheromones. Heat. Sometimes it was a burden, other times it was a boon. This time, it was the latter.

She had no interest in any of the males, not at the moment. The dark priestess curled in a bed of leaves underneath a black-trunked tree, hoping that none of her male packmates had caught the beginning of her cycle before she eloped. What a problem that would be.

The priestess stared up at the full moon above, wincing at its stark brightness before bringing her head back down. She sighed, pawing absentmindedly at the leaves about her until she heard some of the dark fallen leaves being crushed under someone's paw. She raised her head to spot the approaching male, slightly irritated that it was someone with and X and Y chromosome that found her.

"Hello, Moon Bane." She hissed between clenched teeth, trying to hide the huskiness of her voice. The dark priestess allowed him to lick her chin respectively, but failed to hide the shudder that rippled through her spine. "Is all well at the borders?" She said, attempting to steer the conversation away from her raging hormones and pheromones and to more important matters. She could already see the effects of her natural spell upon him.

Bane told her the borders were all clear, but his attention was focused on another thing, as she suspected. His silver eyes wandered across her body hungrily, not even trying to hide it. He was certainly not much of a subtle person, that was for sure. Not one for spy work or for the life of a courtesan, but her goddess had led her to him. He would suffice for something.

When he mentioned the moon, the priestess glanced up. She hadn't even notice the celestial body before, and now saw what Bane was talking about. The moon was darker, failing to illuminate the sky as it normally did, especially since this was a hunter's moon, one of the brightest of the year. She had only seen the phenomena once before. "There will be a eclipse tonight. For a few moments the moon will disappear, perhaps even turn red if the conditions are right." She said, indigo eyes reflecting the dull light. "There are a lot of myths that are associated with it... But in my religion, we associate the blood moon with Mephala's strength being at its peak. It's the best time to kill, to spin a lie, to....mate..." If Moon Bane grew close enough to touch her, he would have sensed the sudden flush of heat when she mentioned 'mate'. Maybe it wasn't coincidence that her heat cycle started today and that he was here...